An orphan, taken in at the home of unscrupulous people who intend to use her in a shady business, flees with her cat and her canary. Accustomed by necessity, she enters a dressmaker's house with the intention of stealing, but the treatment she is given makes her give up her efforts. However, when she leaves the object she had stolen, a servant discovers it and denounces her. When Nena knows the situation of the girl, she welcomes her as a maid. The orphan will help the mistress of the house to solve her emotional problems.

Una huérfana huye de unos desaprensivos que pretendían utilizarla en un sucio negocio, llevando consigo a su gato. Acuciada por las circunstancias, se introduce en una casa con intención de robar, haciéndose pasar por la aprendiza de la modista. Sin embargo, y aunque el trato amable que recibe le hace desistir de su propósito, es descubierta. La comprensión de la dueña de la casa, que la admite en la servidumbre, se verá recompensada cuando, gracias a la chica del gato, consiga casarse con el hombre que ama.